Re: Vim config problem in jessie

[Frank Miles <fpm@u.washington.edu>]

On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:50:01 +0100, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 06:35:25PM +0000, Frank Miles wrote:
>> I'm having problems setting the vim configuration - 
>> and having it mean something - in a fairly new computer.
>> One simple example is the tab stops.  Since I'm the
>> only direct user of this machine, I've simply edited
>> /etc/vim/vimrc, where I have the line:
>> 	set tabstop=4
>> In addition, I've appended the line
>> 	set ts=4
>> to some of the 'plugin' files, for example:
>> 	/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/python.vim
>> {the normal ending line with ts=8 has been commented-out;
>> otherwise the plugin file is unaltered from the Debian original}.
>> 
>> However when I open a python file, it's obvious that
>> 8-space tabs are being used.  Doing a set: shows that
>> 	softtabstop=4
>> But there is no
>> 	tabstop=4
>> whereas opening a 'C' file will achieve the latter (and
>> 'proper' spacing.
>> 
>> The file is recognized as python - the keywords are highlighted
>> as expected.  Manually entering the set ts=4 sets things right.
>> 
>> I've tried creating a ~/.vim/vimrc to no avail.  I've not had
>> any problem with previous incarnations of Debian.
>> 
>> One has to suspect that some config file is overriding mine.
>> A quick examination of the installed vim packages using
>> 	dpkg -L ...
>> has turned up nothing other than links to /etc/vim/vimrc
>> 
>> Anyone have any hints regarding the source of this annoyance?
>> TIA!
>> 	-F
>> 
> 
> I use
> 
> ~/.vimrc
> 
> and haven't experienced any of these issues.
> 
> -- 
> Jeremiah Mahler
> jmmahler@gmail.com
> http://github.com/jmahler

Thanks .. but tried that too, no change.